This Monday, the Swedish government began distributing a new pamphlet to millions of its citizens, telling them how to prepare for a sudden and unexpected war. This guide, called “In Case of Crisis of War,” is an updated version of a similar booklet first issued six years ago. But things
Tobias Billstrom, Sweden’s foreign minister, has surprised everyone by suddenly resigning from his role and leaving politics entirely. Billstrom, who played a key role in Sweden’s historic move to join NATO, didn’t give any specific reason for his decision. His announcement left the country in shock, especially since he was
Sweden is considering a surprising new plan that might let people get paid to leave the country. This idea comes from a recent government report that suggests expanding a program already in place. Right now, this program offers money to refugees and migrants who agree to return to their home
In a controversial prisoner exchange between Sweden and Iran, a convicted Iranian torturer Hamid Noury was traded for two Swedish citizens. Noury had committed severe human rights abuses, yet Iran secured his return in exchange for releasing the Swedes falsely accused of espionage and other charges. This exchange highlights Iran’s
The Finnish National Bureau of Investigation is investigating the possibility of a Chinese sabotage of the Baltic Connector Pipeline between Sweden and Finland. The role of a Chinese ship is being investigated in relation to the broken gas pipeline that connects Finland to the rest of Europe, the Finnish National
Surgeons at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, a leader in uterus transplants, revealed that the world’s first baby was born from a robot-transplanted uterus. A baby boy carried in a uterus implanted into his mother by a robot was born in a world first. The youngster, who has not been
Sebastian Strand, a marine biologist with the OneWhale organization, has said that the Russian “spy” whale, nicknamed Hvaldimir, has surfaced in Sweden at Hunnebostrand. First discovered in Norway’s far northern region of Finnmark, the whale spent more than three years slowly moving down the top half of the Norwegian coastline,
In the worst and biggest espionage case the Scandinavian nation has seen in 50 years, two Iranian-born Swedish brothers were sentenced to significant prison terms on Thursday for spying for Russia and its military intelligence service GRU for a decade.
An entirely new way of measuring time has been discovered by scientists from Uppsala University in Sweden that doesn’t require a specific starting point.
